Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Known for
Acting
Born
August 28, 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Cayey, Puerto Rico

Biography

Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rico-American actor. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, his squat build, wolfish features, and brooding countenance have garnered him roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen, but his later career has seen him move into more mainstream roles. He is a favorite of director Steven Soderbergh, who cast him in Out of Sight, The Limey, and Traffic, and Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast him in Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love. He also voiced Ricardo Diaz in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

Known For

Filmography

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The Patience of Vultures

The Patience of Vultures

Movie

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Dead Guy

Dead Guy

Movie

2027
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk poster

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

Movie · as (voice)

2026
Coyote vs. Acme poster

Coyote vs. Acme

Movie · as Judge Troppogrosso

2026
The King of Cannabis poster

The King of Cannabis

Movie · as Julio Rivera

2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie poster

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Movie · as Wart (voice)

2025
Out of Order poster

Out of Order

Movie · as Gustav

2025
Guns Up poster

Guns Up

Movie · as Ignatius Locke

2025
Havoc poster

Havoc

Movie · as Raul

2025
Kinda Pregnant poster

Kinda Pregnant

Movie · as Neighborhood Man (uncredited)

2025
Miles Away

Miles Away

Movie · as Julio

2025
Netflix Tudum 2025 poster

Netflix Tudum 2025

Movie · as Self

2025
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X poster

Everybody Wants to Be Gen X

Movie · as Self

2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F poster

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Movie · as Chalino Valdemoro

2024
Holy Cash poster

Holy Cash

Movie · as Actor

2024
Hot Ones Versus poster

Hot Ones Versus

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Genie poster

Genie

Movie · as Detective Perez

2023
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah poster

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

Movie · as Eli Katz

2023
Story Ave poster

Story Ave

Movie · as Luis Torres

2023
Alone at Night poster

Alone at Night

Movie · as JazzyLou

2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur poster

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

TV · as President Council Peña (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Poker Face poster

Poker Face

TV · as Raoul · 1 ep

2022
Entergalactic poster

Entergalactic

Movie · as Huge Mover (voice)

2022
Pickled poster

Pickled

Movie · as Self

2022
The Resort poster

The Resort

TV · as Illan Iberra · 1 ep

2022
Wednesday poster

Wednesday

TV · as Gomez Addams · 10 eps

2021
The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood poster

The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood

Movie · as Chester Mendoza

2021
The Birthday Cake poster

The Birthday Cake

Movie · as Jochee

2021
Lady of the Manor poster

Lady of the Manor

Movie · as The Bartender

2021
Ultra City Smiths poster

Ultra City Smiths

TV · as Rodrigo Smalls (voice) · 6 eps

2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2020
Hightown poster

Hightown

TV · as Jorge Cuevas · 7 eps

2019
Hold On poster

Hold On

Movie · as Pastor Rivera

2019
Godfather of Harlem poster

Godfather of Harlem

TV · as Alejandro 'El Guapo' Villabuena · 3 eps

2019
Perpetual Grace LTD poster

Perpetual Grace LTD

TV · as Hector Contreras · 10 eps

2018
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance poster

Omar Sy, c'est ta chance

Movie · as Self

2018
Belleville Cop poster

Belleville Cop

Movie · as Ricardo

2018
The Padre poster

The Padre

Movie · as Gaspar

2017
Literally, Right Before Aaron poster

Literally, Right Before Aaron

Movie · as Federico

2017
Sandy Wexler poster

Sandy Wexler

Movie · as Oscar

2017
9/11 poster

9/11

Movie · as Eddie

2017
Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
The Do-Over poster

The Do-Over

Movie · as Jorge the Shooter Boy

2016
Keanu poster

Keanu

Movie · as Bacon

2016
De Puerto Rico para el mundo poster

De Puerto Rico para el mundo

Movie · as Self

2016
Roadies poster

Roadies

TV · as Gooch · 1 ep

2015
Ana Maria in Novela Land poster

Ana Maria in Novela Land

Movie · as Schmidt

2015
Puerto Ricans in Paris poster

Puerto Ricans in Paris

Movie · as Luis

2015
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha poster

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

Movie · as Farmer

2015
Code Black poster

Code Black

TV · as Jesse Salander · 47 eps

2015
Narcos poster

Narcos

TV · as José Rodríguez Gacha · 10 eps

2014
Top Five poster

Top Five

Movie · as Bobby the Cop

2014
Two Men in Town poster

Two Men in Town

Movie · as Terence

2014
In the Blood poster

In the Blood

Movie · as Chief Ramón Garza

2014
Reclaim poster

Reclaim

Movie · as Superintendent

2014
Henry & Me poster

Henry & Me

Movie · as Lefty Gomez (voice)

2014
The Lookalike poster

The Lookalike

Movie · as Vincent

2013
The Last Stand poster

The Last Stand

Movie · as Mike Figuerola

2013
Turbo poster

Turbo

Movie · as Angelo (voice)

2013
We're the Millers poster

We're the Millers

Movie · as Mexican Cop

2013
Aztec Warrior poster

Aztec Warrior

Movie · as Aztec Warrior

2012
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island poster

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Movie · as Gabato Laguatan

2012
The Eric Andre Show poster

The Eric Andre Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Arthur poster

Arthur

Movie · as Bitterman

2011
Rise of the Damned poster

Rise of the Damned

Movie · as Ramone

2011
The Caller poster

The Caller

Movie · as George

2011
Shameless poster

Shameless

TV · as Mikey O'Shea · 6 eps

2010
How to Make It in America poster

How to Make It in America

TV · as Rene Calderon · 16 eps

2010
Republic of Doyle poster

Republic of Doyle

TV · as Charles Alomar · 1 ep

2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 poster

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Movie · as Phil Ramos

2009
The Face is Familiar poster

The Face is Familiar

Movie · as Himself

2009
Fighting poster

Fighting

Movie · as Martinez

2009
Still Waiting... poster

Still Waiting...

Movie · as Raddimus

2009
Old Dogs poster

Old Dogs

Movie · as Nick - Child Proofer #2

2009
He's Just Not That Into You poster

He's Just Not That Into You

Movie · as Javier (uncredited)

2009
Community poster

Community

TV · as Luis Guzmán · 1 ep

2008
Yes Man poster

Yes Man

Movie · as Jumper

2008
Nothing Like the Holidays poster

Nothing Like the Holidays

Movie · as Johnny

2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua poster

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Movie · as Chucho (voice)

2008
I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face poster

I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face

Movie · as Luis

2008
Free Radio poster

Free Radio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
War poster

War

Movie · as Benny

2007
Maldeamores poster

Maldeamores

Movie · as Ismael (segment "En la Urbanización")

2007
Cleaner poster

Cleaner

Movie · as Det. Jim Vargas

2007
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' poster

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

Movie · as Self

2007
John from Cincinnati poster

John from Cincinnati

TV · as Ramon Gaviota · 10 eps

2006
Hard Luck poster

Hard Luck

Movie · as Million Dollar Mendez

2006
School for Scoundrels poster

School for Scoundrels

Movie · as Sergeant Moorehead

2006
Fast Food Nation poster

Fast Food Nation

Movie · as Benny

2006
I Love Toys

I Love Toys

TV · 5 eps

2006
I Love the '70s: Volume 2 poster

I Love the '70s: Volume 2

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2005
Waiting... poster

Waiting...

Movie · as Raddimus

2005
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power poster

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

Movie · as Nacho Reyes

2005
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story poster

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

Movie · as Balon

2005
I Love the '90s: Part Deux poster

I Love the '90s: Part Deux

TV · 10 eps

2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events poster

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Movie · as Bald Man

2003
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd poster

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

Movie · as Ray

2003
Anger Management poster

Anger Management

Movie · as Lou

2003
Confidence poster

Confidence

Movie · as Manzano

2003
Runaway Jury poster

Runaway Jury

Movie · as Jerry Fernandez

2003
Luis poster

Luis

TV · as Luis · 10 eps

2003
I Love the '80s Strikes Back poster

I Love the '80s Strikes Back

TV · 10 eps

2002
The Count of Monte Cristo poster

The Count of Monte Cristo

Movie · as Jacopo

2002
The Adventures of Pluto Nash poster

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Movie · as Felix Laranga

2002
The Salton Sea poster

The Salton Sea

Movie · as Quincy

2002
Punch-Drunk Love poster

Punch-Drunk Love

Movie · as Lance

2002
Ballchewer poster

Ballchewer

Movie · as Self

2002
Welcome to Collinwood poster

Welcome to Collinwood

Movie · as Cosimo

2001
Double Whammy poster

Double Whammy

Movie · as Juan Benitez

2001
Sam the Man poster

Sam the Man

Movie · as Murray

2001
Starwater

Starwater

Movie

2001
Home Invaders poster

Home Invaders

Movie · as Peligro

2000
Luckytown poster

Luckytown

Movie · as Jimmy

2000
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' poster

Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'

Movie · as Self

2000
Thin Air poster

Thin Air

Movie · as Chollo

2000
Table One poster

Table One

Movie · as Xavier

2000
The Huntress poster

The Huntress

Movie · as Paulie Dortmunder

2000
Traffic poster

Traffic

Movie · as Ray Castro

2000
The Beat poster

The Beat

TV · 3 eps

1999
The Limey poster

The Limey

Movie · as Eduardo Roel

1999
Mind Prey poster

Mind Prey

Movie · as Det. Black

1999
The Bone Collector poster

The Bone Collector

Movie · as Eddie Ortiz

1999
Magnolia poster

Magnolia

Movie · as Luis

1998
Snake Eyes poster

Snake Eyes

Movie · as Cyrus

1998
One Tough Cop poster

One Tough Cop

Movie · as Gunman Popi

1998
Out of Sight poster

Out of Sight

Movie · as José 'Chino' Chirino

1997
Boogie Nights poster

Boogie Nights

Movie · as Maurice t.t. Rodriguez

1997
The Brave poster

The Brave

Movie · as Luis

1997
Pronto poster

Pronto

Movie · as Buck Torres

1997
Eerie

Eerie

Movie

1997
Oz poster

Oz

TV · as Raoul 'El Cid' Hernandez · 14 eps

1996
The Substitute poster

The Substitute

Movie · as Rem

1996
On Seventh Avenue poster

On Seventh Avenue

Movie · as Eddie Diaz

1996
Early Edition poster

Early Edition

TV · as John Hernandez · 1 ep

1995
Stonewall poster

Stonewall

Movie · as Vito

1995
Lotto Land poster

Lotto Land

Movie · as Ricki

1995
House of Buggin'

House of Buggin'

TV · 10 eps

1994
The Cowboy Way poster

The Cowboy Way

Movie · as Chango

1994
Hand Gun poster

Hand Gun

Movie · as Rick

1994
The Burning Season poster

The Burning Season

Movie · as Estate Boss

1994
El Vagabundo Con Suerte poster

El Vagabundo Con Suerte

Movie · as Luis

1994
New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover

TV · 2 eps

1993
Carlito's Way poster

Carlito's Way

Movie · as Pachanga

1993
Naked in New York poster

Naked in New York

Movie · as Auditioner

1993
Guilty as Sin poster

Guilty as Sin

Movie · as Lt. Bernard Martinez

1993
Double Deception poster

Double Deception

Movie · as Ronald Sharkey

1993
Mr. Wonderful poster

Mr. Wonderful

Movie · as Juice

1993
seaQuest DSV poster

seaQuest DSV

TV · as General Guzmano · 1 ep

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Gomez · 1 ep

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as George · 1 ep

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV · as Lorenzo 'Larry' Molera · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1993
NYPD Blue poster

NYPD Blue

TV · as Hector Martinez · 1 ep

1993
Raw poster

Raw

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Innocent Blood poster

Innocent Blood

Movie · as Morales

1992
Rafael Hernández, jibarito del mundo

Rafael Hernández, jibarito del mundo

Movie · as Guard

1992
To Catch a Killer poster

To Catch a Killer

Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)

1992
In the Shadow of a Killer poster

In the Shadow of a Killer

Movie · as Louis Velazquez

1992
Empire City poster

Empire City

Movie

1991
The Hard Way poster

The Hard Way

Movie · as Pooley

1991
Jumpin' at the Boneyard poster

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

Movie · as Taxi Driver

1991
McBain poster

McBain

Movie · as Papo

1990
Q & A poster

Q & A

Movie · as Luis Valentin

1990
No Picnic poster

No Picnic

Movie · as Arroyo

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Cesar Pescador · 1 ep

1989
True Believer poster

True Believer

Movie · as Ortega

1989
Black Rain poster

Black Rain

Movie · as Frankie

1989
Family Business poster

Family Business

Movie · as Torres

1989
Rooftops poster

Rooftops

Movie · as Martinez

1988
Crocodile Dundee II poster

Crocodile Dundee II

Movie · as Jose

1988
Sieben Frauen, sieben Sünden poster

Sieben Frauen, sieben Sünden

Movie · as Lotto Man (segment "Greed")

1988
Monsters poster

Monsters

TV · as Luis · 1 ep

1987
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

Movie · as Gang Member #2

1987
*batteries not included poster

*batteries not included

Movie · as Bystander (uncredited)

1985
Variety poster

Variety

Movie · as Jose

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Gypsy Cabbie · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Vito · 1 ep

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Miguel Revilla, Goon #1 · 1 ep

1984
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as Carlos Delgado · 1 ep

1977
Short Eyes poster

Short Eyes

Movie · as Inmate